Table 1 Prevalence estimates of diabetes mellitus and hypertension based on diagnosis and prescription used to treat each respective disorder in a cohort of older people with intellectual disability (ID) and a referent sample in the general population (gPop)

616 (8)

741 (9)

1.20 (1.08–1.34)

207 (6)

350 (10)

1.69 (1.42–2.01)

409 (9)

391 (9)

0.96 (0.83–1.10)

<0.001

174 (2)

182 (2)

1.05 (0.85–1.29)

67 (2)

78 (2)

1.16 (0.84–1.61)

107 (2)

104 (2)

0.97 (0.74–1.27)

0.40

546 (7)

664 (8)

1.22 (1.09–1.36)

186 (5)

311 (9)

1.67 (1.39–2.01)

360 (8)

353 (8)

0.98 (0.85–1.14)

<0.001

805 (10)

1013 (13)

1.26 (1.15–1.38)

273 (8)

487 (13)

1.78 (1.54–2.07)

532 (12)

526 (12)

0.99 (0.88–1.12)

<0.001

541 (7)

671 (8)

1.24 (1.11–1.29)

179 (5)

314 (9)

1.75 (1.46–2.11)

362 (8)

357 (8)

0.99 (0.85–1.14)

<0.001

880 (11)

1083 (14)

1.23 (1.13–1.35)

301 (8)

523 (14)

1.74 (1.51–2.00)

579 (13)

560 (13)

0.97 (0.86–1.09)

<0.001

1487 (19)

814 (10)

0.55 (0.50–0.60)

629 (17)

358 (10)

0.57 (0.50–0.65)

858 (20)

456 (11)

0.53 (0.47–0.60)

0.44

3812 (48)

3501 (44)

0.92 (0.88–0.96)

1715 (48)

1689 (47)

0.99 (0.92–1.05)

2097 (48)

1812 (42)

0.86 (0.81–0.92)

0.005

1457 (19)

795 (10)

0.55 (0.50–0.60)

516 (17)

348 (10)

0.57 (0.50–0.64)

841 (19)

447 (10)

0.53 (0.47–0.60)

0.49

3842 (48)

3520 (44)

0.92 (0.88–0.96)

1728 (48)

1699 (47)

0.98 (0.92–1.05)

2114 (49)

1821 (42)

0.86 (0.81–0.92)

0.005